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White House Correspondents Dinner stories: 9 news summaries
DRUG CZAR IN TRAINING

I Snorted Coke 40 Feet From Obama at DC Dinner: Actor

David Cross, of Arrested Development fame, says he did it on a dare

Oct 22, 09 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - We’ve all done silly stuff on a dare, but probably not on the level of actor/author/comic/crazy guy David Cross, who says he snorted cocaine not 40 feet from President Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (not, for the record, held at the White House). With cabinet secretaries, Supreme... More »

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Secret Service • cocaine • stand up comedy • Arrested Development • White House Correspondents Dinner • Obama administration • President Obama • David Cross • Amber Tamblyn

(Newser) - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today distanced the administration from 9/11-related comments made by comedian Wanda Sykes at the White House Correspondents dinner, Politico reports. Some things “are better left for serious reflection,” Gibbs said. “There's no doubt 9/11 is part of that.” Sykes suggested that “... More »

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terrorism • Washington DC • Rush Limbaugh • September 11 • hijacker • White House Correspondents Dinner • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

 Meghan 
 McCain 
 'Bratty' at 
 DC Dinner 



Political daughter brings extra guest

May 11, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Woulda-been first daughter Meghan McCain didn't exactly get the royal treatment she was expecting at Saturday's White House Correspondents dinner. She showed up to the exclusive event with two tickets and a party of three, prompting a security guard to question her. "Doesn't he even know who the fuck ... More »

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entertainment • John McCain • Cindy McCain • Meghan McCain • White House Correspondents Dinner • Wanda Sykes

SLIDESHOW

 Obama Brings 
 Down House 
 at Press Dinner 

President plays stand-up comic

May 10, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama slayed his audience with killer jokes last night at the celebrity-studded White House Correspondents' Dinner, reports the Washington Post. Aiming zingers at everyone from Hillary to himself, Obama drew guffaws from the 2500 guests with lines like: "My next 100 days will be so successful. I... More »

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Barack Obama • media • stand up comedy • White House Correspondents Dinner • Jay-ZTV

Boyle Declines 
Dinner With
the Obamas

UK singer too 'nervous' to rub shoulders at correspondents' dinner

May 9, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle has turned down offers to rub shoulders with President Obama and Hollywood A-listers at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight, saying she was too nervous. "She was shocked and thrilled by the invite—but it was all too much too soon for her so she said No,... More »

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Barack Obama • reality TV • White House Correspondents Dinner • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Gonzales Back in DC for White House Scribes' Shindig

Former AG returns to Washington for Correspondents' Association fête

May 8, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales will attend tomorrow’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the Washington Post reports. Gonzales, a guest of the Houston Chronicle, will be hard-pressed to avoid members of a new administration that has all but vilified his actions as Bush attorney general. But, for a man under investigation both... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Spain • Attorney General • White House • White House Correspondents Dinner

 Sykes Walks Thin Line 
 to Obama Roast 

White House correspondents' dinner comics' 'most feared' show

Apr 3, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wanda Sykes is getting ready for what could be the toughest gig of her life: the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, attended by the president. Not particularly political, Sykes will be roasting a president who’s posed a challenge for her fellow comedians in front of an audience Bill Maher... More »

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comedy • White House Correspondents Dinner • President Obama • Wanda Sykes

(Newser) - Wanda Sykes has been tapped to roast Barack Obama at this year’s White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 9. The lesbian comic will likely skewer the President’s anti-gay-marriage stance, but she has some skeletons of her own, the Los Angeles Times reports. After hearing about the engagement,... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • lesbians • stand up comedy • comedian • White House Correspondents Dinner • President Obama • Wanda Sykes • roast

 Bush Strikes
 Chord at
 Scribes Dinner 

Prez pokes fun at his final White House correspondents gala

Apr 28, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush did a star turn at his final White House correspondents dinner—showing video snippets of previous appearances and grabbing a baton to conduct the Marine Corps Band in Stars & Stripes Forever. Correspondents were way down the pecking order behind celebrities like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Martha Stewart,... More »

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Dick Cheney • Newt Gingrich • New York Times • Craig Ferguson • George W. Bush • White House Correspondents Dinner • Ann Compton • U.S. Marine Band • Jayson Blair • Judy Miller

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